How Do I Fix My Missing Laptop DVD/CD Drive?

 Hello  everybody.

Sorry for breaking off so long . I promise never to do that again. Today we are going to tackle this question. "How Do I Fix My Missing Laptop/CD Drive? Well these days laptop manufacturers no longer include CD/DVD drives as part of laptop specifications. In fact laptops are considered as dinosaurs  which is odd because laptop users  depend on CD drives for especially for entertainment purposes. As a matter of fact you  need a CD/DVD drive to install your operating system(Windows 10 anybody?)

A lot of laptop users lament on loss of the DVD/CD drive  after upgrading their laptop. Loss of  your DVD/CD drive could be down to several factors such as corrupt drivers, firmware, or a factory defect. Before you decide to ditch your DVD/CD  drive try the following troubleshooting measures:

• Click Start > Settings > Update & security. Make sure your operating system is current  with no outstanding updates. Things get complicated with updates
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• Reinstall or Update Driver in Device Manager - You launch the Device Manager by simply pressing Windows key + X and clicking Device Manager. You then expand the option for DVD/CD drives, right click the listed optical drive and then click "Uninstall." You then exit your operating system and  restart your laptop. Your operating system should be able to detect the the drive and reinstall it. You can also click on "Update Driver" in the Device Manager as indicated below

• Remove Virtual Drive Software. This software can cause conflict with optical drives. Just Press Windows key+ x and select "Programs and  Features"' and then select "Uninstall."  

 

• Check your bios settings and update chip firmware. if your operating system does not detect your DVD/CD drive make sure your firmware recognizes your drive, If your firmware  recognizes  your drive you are out of the woods.

But if not, then  it could be a  few causes. First the chipset drivers for your motherboard might be out of date. So what do you do?  you go online and check the model for your laptop visa vis  your manufacturer's website. You then install the latest chipset driver for your motherboard. That should solve the detection issue.

Also check for the latest BIOS updates for your operating system for your operating system for better compatibility with older hardware.

That's a wrap for "How Do I Fix My Missing Laptop DVD/CD Drive?" Hopefully there will be no need to shop for a new DVD/CD for your laptop  so long as these troubleshooting measures work. Next time we'll learn how to replace a laptop DVD/CD drive.

Till next time take care.

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